Bryan is a boy’s name of Arthurian Legend, Celtic and English origin. Meaning in Arthurian Legend: Lord of Pendragon. Meaning in Celtic: Brave; Virtuous. Meaning in English: Brought to England by the Breton companions of William the Conqueror, this name is originally derived from the Irish word for hill. Popular variant of Brian. Bryan is a variant of Brian. The name has 5 letters.
English French
Thick brush. Surname since medieval times; now a common given name. Folklore tale of 14th century Robert King of Scotland: (the Bruce) who learned the value of perseverance from watching a spider spin a web. Forest sprite.
Anglo-Saxon English
Brown or dark. Dark skinned.
English German Italian Teutonic
Dark of skin. From the Old German 'brun' meaning brown. Brown haired. Dark skinned.
English
Dark of skin.
Celtic English
Strong. She ascends. Feminine of Brian. She ascends. Feminine of Brian.
English Greek
The name of a flowering vine used in folk medicine.
Celtic English
Strong. She ascends. Feminine of Brian. She ascends. Feminine of Brian.
Celtic English Irish
Strong. She ascends. Feminine of Brian. She ascends. Feminine of Brian. Strong.
